Enchanted Lake Residents Association

Environmental Issues

The waterways of Kailua cover a water area of nearly 120 acres, and serve as the estuary for the 2500-acre Kaelepulu watershed encompassing the communities of Kailua and Enchanted Lake. These waterways include Kaelepulu Stream, Kaelepulu Wetland, Kaelepulu Pond, Kaelepulu Canal and the Kawainui Canal — all feeding into Kailua Bay through the white sands of world-renowned Kailua Beach.

Unfortunately, the waters from these drainage ways contain trash, sediments, nutrients and bacterial contaminants that adversely affect the nearshore environment and the recreational use of these waters. The largest component of the Kailua waterways is the 80-acre Kaelepulu wetland and pond, commonly known as Enchanted Lake.